Passing Strange

Aug 21, 2009

2h 15m

★ 4.9

Overview

A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Apple Core Holdings

The Shubert Organization

Passing Strange Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Stew

Edwina / Marianna / Sudabey

De'Adre Aziza

Youth

Daniel Breaker

Mother

Eisa Davis

Mr.Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus

Colman Domingo

Rev. Jones / Terry / Christophe / Hugo

Chad Goodridge

Sherry / Renata / Desi

Rebecca Naomi Jones

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Cast

Narrator